Introduction

Docker Installation

In this chapter you will learn:

• How to install Docker into your system

Managing images

In this chapter you will learn:

• What is a Docker image.
• How to list Docker images downloaded into your system.
• How to search for a specific image in a registry.
• How to download an image from a registry into your system.
• How to remove downloaded images.

Managing containers

In this chapter you will learn:

• What is a container.
• How to run a container from an image.
• How to check containers running in your system.
• How to execute a command in a running container.
• How to access a shell session in a running container.
• How to restart, stop and remove containers.

Persistent volumes

In this chapter you will learn:

• Why perisistent volumes are important.
• How to create a virtual storage volume for storing persistent data generated by containers.
• How to attach a volume to a container.

Port publishing

In this chapter you will learn:

• Why do we need to publish container ports.
• How to publish container ports.

Building images

In this chapter you will learn:

• How to prepare a Dockerfile for an application.
• How to build an image from a Dockerfile.
• How to tag images with new labels.